Comparison

Speed Reading vs Attention Lab

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Speed Reading

Enhance your reading speed and comprehension with this app. It offers multiple reading modes, including a visual pacer and eye training exercises, to help you read faster and more efficiently. Manage your library of books and articles, and track your progress with gamified drills.

Highlights
  • Multiple reading modes (Stream, Flash, Fixation)
  • Visual pacing and highlight
  • Eye training drills
  • EPUB and web article import
  • Built-in classic literature
  • Progress tracking and sync
  • Customizable reading themes and fonts
Features
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Speble is a reader that trains you to read faster. Upload your own EPUB, paste an article link, or start with a classic, and Speble paces your eyes at the speed you choose. THREE READING MODES • Stream: the full book text with a flowing highlight that sets your rhythm and stops you from re-reading. Full control: pace (60-1000 wpm), punctuation and paragraph pauses, marker style and color, context contrast, focus mode. • Flash (RSVP): words shown one at a time at a fixed point, with the optimal recognition point (ORP) highlighted. Zero eye movement, maximum speed. • Fixation (eye training): a soft spot guides your eyes through fixed stops on every line. Fewer fixations per line, more rhythm. YOUR LIBRARY • EPUB files up to 20 MB • Articles from the web: paste a link, read without distractions • Classic literature built in • Reading progress remembered for every book EYE TRAINING Six drills that build peripheral vision, focus and pace: Schulte tables, spot the difference, glance reading and more. Levels, points and daily streaks. Training that feels like a game. READING, REFINED • Three themes: dark, light and sepia • Choose fonts, text size, column width, line height and alignment • Screen stays awake while you read • Private by design: your books live locally on your phone ACCOUNT & SYNC Create a free account (email code sign-in, no password) and your books, progress and settings are safely synced and also available in your browser at speble.com. Reading slower every year because everything competes for your attention? Speble reverses that. Start at 250 words per minute and watch yourself pass 400.

About

Attention Lab

Features
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Attention Lab is a cognitive training app designed to sharpen your focus, perception and attention to detail. Complete a growing collection of attention-based tests and track your performance over time. Find the qs - Scan a grid of letters and tap every “q” as quickly and accurately as possible. Avoid the “p”. With 15 unique test banks and a 2-minute timer, no two sessions are the same. Image Perception Test - Study a scene image for 2.5 seconds, then identify what you saw from a set of options. Test your visual memory and perception across a range of real-world scenes. Features: • Multiple cognitive test types • Clean, simple design • Performance ratings and accuracy tracking • Free access to starter content • Pro upgrade for full access to all test banks and detailed results • Regular updates with new tests and content Perfect for anyone preparing for psychometric assessments, train driver selection tests, attention-based aptitude tests, or simply looking to sharpen their mental performance.

Screenshots

Speed Reading4 screens
Attention Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speed Reading at none against Attention Lab's 1. Attention Lab's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Attention Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Speed Reading asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed Reading ships an update fortnightly, Attention Lab weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Speed Reading versus Attention Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeed ReadingAttention Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.414.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamil ZielinskiKALLUM MARTIN

In-app purchases

None

Speed Reading

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Attention Lab

One-time1
  • Full Access$0.99

Questions

Is Speed Reading free?
Speed Reading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Attention Lab free?
Attention Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speed Reading or Attention Lab have ads?
Neither Speed Reading nor Attention Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speed Reading or Attention Lab?
Speed Reading ships an update fortnightly, and Attention Lab weekly. Most recently, Speed Reading was updated on October 28, 2026 and Attention Lab on October 25, 2026.

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